Solar News

BLM Issues Libra Solar Project Final Analysis

The Bureau of Land Management (BLM) has published the final Environmental Impact Statement for the proposed Libra Solar Project in Mineral and Lyon counties,...

Heliene, Premier Energies to Partner on Domestic Solar Cell Manufacturing

Heliene and India-based Premier Energies are planning a joint venture to create a solar cell manufacturing facility in the U.S.  Under the terms of the...

Nexamp, Starbucks Partner on Illinois Community Solar Projects

Nexamp is partnering with Starbucks, which as a long-term renewables purchaser is set to anchor the deployment of 40 MW across six Illinois community...

AMPYR Energy USA Expands Solar, Battery Storage Capacity

AMPYR Energy USA has acquired 210 peak MW of utility-scale solar energy projects in North and South Carolina.  “This acquisition marks an important step on...

Catalyze, GreenSpark Solar Announce New York Partnership Expansion

Catalyze has selected EPC contractor GreenSpark Solar to construct 10 community solar projects within New York State, totaling 60 MW. The projects will be funded...

SolarMax Technology to Offer Stateside EPC Services

SolarMax Technology says it plans to offer EPC services for large-scale solar systems in the United States, including solar power and EV charging stations.  As...

Avangrid Begins Solar Grazing Operation in the Pacific Northwest

Avangrid has partnered with a local rancher to graze sheep at two solar farms in Oregon and Washington, launching what it calls the largest...

Clearway Closes Financing, Starts Construction on CA Solar+Storage

Clearway Energy Group has closed on $700 million in construction financing and begun construction on two projects in Fresno and San Bernardino counties, Calif.  Luna...

GameChange Solar Completes Third-Party Validation from Enertis Applus+

GameChange Solar has completed a third-party validation of its bifacial PV modeling performance through Enertis Applus+.The company uses the bifacial_radiance software tool developed by...

Manchin, Barrasso Release Bipartisan Energy Permitting Reform Legislation

U.S. Senators Joe Manchin (I-WV) and John Barrasso (R-WY), chairman and ranking member of the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, have released the...

vHive Unveils Automated Solar Farm Inspection and Analytics Solution

vHive has released its latest product designed for autonomous digitization and AI analysis of solar farms.  The company's auto-discovery and multi-drone technology aims to offer...

Duke Energy North Carolina Pilot Program Enrollment Reaches 1,300 Customers

Duke Energy has enrolled more than 1,300 North Carolina customers in its PowerPair pilot, a one-time incentive-based program designed to help make home solar...

HKUST Engineering Researchers Increase Perovskite Solar Cell Reliability 

A research team at the School of Engineering of the Hong Kong University of Science and Technology (HKUST) have revealed the existence of surface...

Minnesota PUC Approves Additional 250 MW Solar Project Near Sherco Plant

The Minnesota Public Utilities Commission has approved a site permit for the Sherco Solar 3 project, Xcel Energy’s 250 MW solar facility in Clear...

First Solar Takes Ownership of TOPCon Patents Through Acquisition

First Solar says it owns U.S. patents related to the manufacturing of tunnel oxide passivated contact (TOPCon) crystalline-silicon PV solar cells. First Solar secured the...

First Solar Commissions Ohio Solar R&D Center

First Solar has commissioned a new R&D innovation center in Lake Township, Ohio, which it says is the largest facility of its kind in...

Gemini Solar+Storage Project Reaches Commercial Operations

The Gemini Solar+Storage project, a joint venture by Primergy Solar and Quinbrook Infrastructure Partners, in Clark County, Nev., has commenced full operations.  The project’s 1.8...

EDPR Cuts Ribbon on Scarlet I Solar Energy Park

EDP Renewables North America (EDPR NA) has unveiled its 200 MW Scarlet I Solar Energy Park in Fresno County, Calif.  The project, which also includes...

Generac Receives DOE Award to Supply Renewable Power to Puerto Rico

Generac Power Systems has been awarded a $200 million grant, spread over five years, by the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) as part of...

Intersect Secures $837M in Financing to Build 1 GWh Texas BESS

Intersect Power has closed on two separate transactions totaling $837 million in financing commitments for the construction and operation of three standalone battery energy...

Stay Connected

13,144FansLike
91,176FollowersFollow